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NEWSON v. CITY OF KANSAS CITY

No. WD 31340.

606 S.W.2d 487 (1980)

Joycelyn K. NEWSON, a Minor by Her Next Friend Gerald Newson, Appellant, v. CITY OF KANSAS CITY, Missouri and Fire Department of City of Kansas City, Missouri, and William F. Waits, Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

October 1, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gwendolyn M. Wells, Kansas City, for appellant.

Jeffrey L. Hess, Asst. City Atty., Aaron A. Wilson, City Atty., Kansas City, for respondents.

Before TURNAGE, P. J., and SHANGLER and MANFORD, JJ.

SHANGLER, Judge.

The plaintiff appeals from dismissal with prejudice of her negligence action against the City of Kansas City, the Fire Department of Kansas City and Waits, municipal employee and firefighter. The court sustained the motion of the defendants that they were protected against such a suit under the principle of sovereign immunity.

The petition admits the municipal character of the defendant City of Kansas City and the governmental function of...

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